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| Soccer-Bayern, Dortmund brace for awkward encounter Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:37 AM PDT By Karolos Grohmann May 2 (Reuters) - At any other moment in the last three years a Bundesliga encounter between already-crowned champions Bayern Munich and arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund would be a season highlight yet their Saturday clash is nothing more than an awkward moment. Germany's top two teams have a much bigger trophy in their sights when they meet in the Champions League final on May 25 after brushing aside Spain's Barcelona and Real Madrid. ... Full Story | Top |
| Golf-Chinese 12-year-old Ye struggles on European Tour debut Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:28 AM PDT May 2 (Reuters) - China's latest golfing wunderkid, 12-year-old Ye Wocheng, endured a baptism of fire in his groundbreaking European Tour debut on Thursday, shooting a seven-over 79 in the first round of the Volvo China Open in Tianjin. The schoolboy amateur from the southern manufacturing hub of Dongguan became the youngest golfer to qualify for a European Tour event when he sealed a berth at his national open with a strong finish at the Western China qualifier in March. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Heynckes says his Spanish connections key in Barca rout Thursday, May 02, 2013 12:23 AM PDT By Brian Homewood May 2 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said his Spanish connections formed a key part of the Bundesliga champions' 7-0 aggregate rout of Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final. The 67-year-old led Real Madrid to the Champions League title in 1998 during a single season at the Bernabeu, although he was promptly sacked afterwards. He has also coached Tenerife and had two stints at Athletic Bilbao. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball standings Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:53 PM PDT May 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the MLB on Wednesday AMERICAN LEAGUEEASTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Boston 19 8 .704 - 2. NY Yankees 17 10 .630 2 3. Baltimore 16 12 .571 3 1/2 4. Tampa Bay 12 15 .444 7 5. Toronto 10 18 .357 9 1/2 CENTRAL DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Kansas City 15 10 .600 - 2. Detroit 15 11 .577 0 1/2 3. Minnesota 12 12 .500 2 1/2 4. Cleveland 12 13 .480 3 5. Chicago White Sox 11 15 .423 4 1/2 WESTERN DIVISION W L PCT GB 1. Texas 17 10 .630 - 2. Oakland 16 13 .552 2 3. Seattle 13 17 .433 5 1/2 4. LA Angels 10 17 .370 7 5. Houston 8 20 . ... Full Story | Top |
| Cycling-Double champion Basso pulls out of Giro Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:51 PM PDT PARIS, May 2 (Reuters) - Double champion Ivan Basso of Italy has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of a cyst in his lower back, according to a media report on Thursday. "No Giro d'Italia for Basso: cyst on the buttocks," sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport said on its website (www.gazzetta.it). Both the Giro and the paper are owned by RCS media group. Basso, 35, won the Giro in 2006 and 2010 but was not regarded as a top contender this year, having shown poor form this season. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball-Highlights from Wednesday's MLB games Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:49 PM PDT May 1 (Sports Direct) - Highlights from Major league Baseball games on Wednesday - - - - Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 1 Clay Buchholz tossed seven shutout innings to become baseball's first six-game winner and Mike Napoli hit two of Boston's five home runs as the Red Sox beat Toronto. Buchholz (6-0) surrendered just two hits while striking out eight as his ERA shrunk to an American League-best 1.01. Stephen Drew had a two-run homer while Daniel Nava and Mike Carp added solo blasts for the Red Sox. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:48 PM PDT May 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY Mets 7 MIAMI 6 Minnesota 6 DETROIT 2 Pittsburgh 6 MILWAUKEE 4 ST. LOUIS 4 Cincinnati 2 LA Angels 5 OAKLAND 4 CLEVELAND 6 Philadelphia 0 NY YANKEES 5 Houston 4 Boston 10 TORONTO 1 Washington 2 ATLANTA 0 Chicago White Sox 5 TEXAS 2 CHICAGO CUBS 6 San Diego 2 KANSAS CITY 9 Tampa Bay 8 San Francisco 9 ARIZONA 6 SEATTLE 8 Baltimore 3 Colorado 7 LA DODGERS 3 Full Story | Top |
| NHL-Highlights from Wednesday's NHL playoff games Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:06 PM PDT (Adds Sharks win over Canucks) May 1 (Sports Direct) - Highlights from the National Hockey League playoff games on Wednesday. - - - - Sharks 3, Canucks 1 Defenseman Dan Boyle snapped a tie at 9:17 of the third period and Patrick Marleau added insurance less than 5 1/2 minutes later as visiting San Jose Sharks drew first blood in their Western Conference first-round series against Northwest Division champion Vancouver Canucks. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, May 2 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League Barcelona 0 Bayern Munich 3 (agg 0-7) Bayern crush Barca to reach Champions League final BARCELONA - Bayern Munich stormed fortress Nou Camp to claim a berth in the first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 on Wednesday for a crushing 7-0 aggregate success that saw them hailed as the new kings of Europe. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-AFC elects Sheik Salman president, EXCO member Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:53 PM PDT * Sheikh Salman easily wins presidential vote * Calls for transparency (Adds details) By Patrick Johnston KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Reuters) - The Asian Football Confederation handed the reins of power to Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa on Thursday, ignoring concerns about alleged human rights breaches and electing the Bahraini as its new president and member of FIFA's all-powerful executive committee. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Monterrey complete CONCACAF Champions League hat-trick Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:36 PM PDT May 1 (Reuters) - Monterrey pumped in four second-half goals to defeat Santos 4-2 and claim their third straight CONCACAF Champions League title on Wednesday. After last week's scoreless draw at Santos, both the Mexican teams unleashed offense and Monterrey rallied to overcome a 2-0 deficit to become the first team to win three consecutive CONCACAF club titles since Cruz Azul (1969-71). Santos looked poised to capture their first CONCACAF trophy early as Carlos Quintero netted in the 37th minute and Felipe Baloy made it a two-goal advantage in the 50th. ... Full Story | Top |
| NHL play-offs quarterfinal results Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:33 PM PDT May 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NHL Play-offs Quarterfinal games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) 1 2 3 T San Jose 0 1 2 3 VANCOUVER 0 1 0 1 (San Jose lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0) 1 2 3 T PITTSBURGH 2 3 0 5 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 (Pittsburgh lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0) 1 2 3 T BOSTON 2 2 0 4 Toronto 1 0 0 1 (Boston lead the best-of-seven series by 1-0) Full Story | Top |
| Basketball-Australia seeks to cut apron strings from league Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:29 PM PDT MELBOURNE, May 2 (Reuters) - Australian basketball will seek to hand ownership of the country's fragile professional league back to the clubs, four years after rescuing the competition from economic collapse, the governing body said on Thursday. Under Basketball Australia's stewardship, the National Basketball League (NBL) has made a tentative recovery in recent years with increased attendances and television audiences, emboldening authorities to consider cutting the league adrift. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA-Highlights of Wednesday's NBA playoff games Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:14 PM PDT (Adds later games) May 1 (Sports Direct) - Highlights from the National Basketball Association playoff games on Wednesday - - - - Rockets 107, Thunder 100 James Harden scored 31 points and was 7-for-9 from three-point range to lead Houston to a scintillating win in Oklahoma City to cut the Thunder's lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Western Conference series. Omer Asik had 21 points and 11 rebounds as the eighth-seeded Rockets made 14 three-pointers while winning their second successive game. Game Six is on Friday in Houston. Kevin Durant scored 36 points but was shut out in the final quarter. ... Full Story | Top |
| CHAMPIONS-BARCELONA-20130502 Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:12 PM PDT  By Iain Rogers BARCELONA (Reuters) - Bayern Munich stormed fortress Nou Camp to claim a berth in the first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 on Wednesday for a crushing 7-0 aggregate success that saw them hailed as the new kings of Europe. The Bundesliga champions, chasing a fifth continental crown, will play Borussia Dortmund in the May 25 final at London's Wembley Stadium after an imperious performance that inflicted the heaviest two-legged European defeat in Barca's history. ... Full Story | Top |
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